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MANY WHO go to church at
Sacred Heart Parish often stop to
admire the beautiful Christmas
cactus in the entry.

The cactus is now 52 years old
and blooms beautifully three

' times a year.

It once belonged to Mrs. Lea
Dakin and it first got its start in
northern Alberta.

Now Pll tell you just a little of

_ its owner.

. George Dakin was born in 1897
at Chandler, Que. Lea Lealievre

_was born at Grande Riviere, Que.

in 1900.
- They were married Aug. 5,
1919 after George returned from
the First World War.

They and 16 other members of

~ their family all moved and took

up homesteading in northern Al-

_ berta, 186 miles from Edmonton,

on 18 quarters of land.
They broke the land with horses
and: grubhoe and lots of elbow

" grease.

While living their seven chil-
dren were born: daughters
Leonie, Georgette and Millie, and
sons Paul, Leonel, Roger,
Bernard.

When the children were old
enough they first went to a small
schoolhouse named the Dakin
school after granddad Dakin, the
first settler in the area.

As they got older, the children
gradually left home, with some
getting married and moving on.

In 1961, Mr. and Mrs. Dakin

‘decided to leave their farm they

had first settled on back in 1919
with son Roger staying on the
farm.

“They moved to Edmonton,
living with their daughter Leonie
and her. husband Leo Duplessis.

In 1967 they moved to Terrace
with Leonie and Leo.

Leo Duplessis built a brake
shop which was located behind
the west end store. Leo ran the
shop until 1972.

Mr. George Dakin passed away

on July 1, 1977, Mrs, Lea Dakin

followed her husband on Oct 17,
1977.
The Christmas cactus started

“with a small slip Mrs. Dakin had -

received fom her mother-in-law
back on the farm in Alberta.

Tt came with them first to Ed-
monion then to Terrace.

‘After her mother passed away,
Leonie was looking for a good

_‘ home for it and asked father Jor-

don if the church had room for it.
* And at 52 years old, this beauti-
ful plant certainly adds much
colour fo the entrance of the
church, One blooming had 160
blossoms.

kaka

On Saturday, Feb. 19, 1 was in-
vited to a luncheon at the home of
Edilgard Gellert on Straume Ave.

A few ladies of the Terrace
Leprosy Mission gathered togeth-
er to celebrate the 98th birthday
of one of their special members
— Beth Holtom.

Edilgard had prepared a beauli-
ful lunch with same wonderfully
delicious desserts. :

Also noted was the 42nd wed-
ding anniversary of Edilgard and
Arthur earlier in the month. ,

The ladies all shared together in
singing of hymns with some
prayers for family and friends.

Norah Genls played a few tunes
on the piano and J must say it was
a lovely afternoon.

This poem was tead for Beth by
Betty Bellamy:

Let me grow lovely, growing old
So many fine things do;

Lace and ivory and gold.

And silk need not be new.

There ts healing in old trees,

old streets a glamour hald,

Why may not I, as well as these,
Grow fovely, growing old?

The Terrace Leprosy Mission is
on its 38th year, with Muriel
Rowe and Margaret Fraser as the
Founders of the Terrace group.

Anyone interested can call
Betty Bellamy at 635-6248,

HISTORIC PLANT: Dakin family members Roger, Leonie
and Bernard posed with their mother's 52-year-old Christmas
cactus at Sacred Heart Parish during Christmas Eve Mass.

Beauty grows with

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 16, 1994 - BS

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